The 13,900 tonne topside for the Ivar Aasen undertaking is on its approach to Norway after building was accomplished at a shipyard in Singapore.

The platform deck was constructed on the Sembawang Shipyard, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms. It is being shipped by the Cosco heavy carry vessel the Xiang Rui Kou.

The Ivar Aasen area is situated on the Norwegian Continental Shelf west of the Johan Sverdrup area within the North Sea and incorporates roughly 204 million barrels of oil equal. First oil is anticipated in December.

Operator of the sphere is Det norske, holding a 34.8 per cent possession curiosity.